Okay, from the title I'm sure you're all expecting some miraculous insight into something extremely important and a life-changing view of the world.

Sorry, if you're looking for that you can stop reading now...

Actually, I was just reading away and drinking a Pepsi (bad me) when a thought hit me. Normally I drink Pepsi from a can (why dirty another glass?) but for some reason when I got this one I poured it into a glass.

Now, I've never been one of those people who can sip drinks - I gulp. Give me a large glass of milk and gulp gulp it's gone. So usually pouring myself something to drink is not wise as it a) doesn't last long and b) I can drink a lot which equals c) a lot of extra calories.

So how does this all link together, besides random distorted thoughts? Well, when I drink Pepsi from a can I can rarely finish it, seriously. It's not even that much when you think about it, 355ml is not even 1 1/2 cups - tiny.

However, I believe this is where psychology comes into play. When I was younger, if myself and my sister wanted pop there was always a string attached (unless it was a birthday) that we had to finish a glass of milk first, in the hopes we'd no longer be thirsty. But you know kids, they can always fit in that unhealthy treat, and so, we would be allowed to share 1 can. This, of course, meant some very careful pouring and comparison of glasses (it would be a disaster if one of us got an extra drop). This has seemed to have conditioned my mind to the fact that it is too much for me to drink an entire can of pop (not a bad conditioning).

So how does this relate to my glass of Pepsi? Well, my glass conveniently fit the entire can (with a little bit of room to spare), and here I'm sitting with only a small amount left in the cup and not feeling as if I've hit my "Pepsi limit." Apparently the conditioning only works when drinking from a can (odd when we didn't even drink from a can back then.)

Anyway, so the moral of my story (since all good stories have morals) is that I should never ever pour pop into a glass.

Anyone ever noticed a weird habit/conditioning like that? Yes, we all really are like Pavlov's dogs.

thanks for your share. i know this has happened to me before but i cant think of one off the top of my head. i did want to tell you though that if you do drink from the can, im not sure if you do this already or not, but make sure you wipe it off first, you will be amazed at how much dirt comes off the top of the can!

Amongst other micro-freaky-things.

As for my own Pavlovian quirks, I'll have to search the ole RAM, I'm sure there's PLENTY!

Well, there's also the fact that you consumed a glass of milk as a first priority.

Do the do's, and you don't have room in your stomach to do as many don't's.